On Tuesday, voters living within the boundaries of the Los Angeles Unified School District will decide whether to pass Measure EE, a property tax to benefit Los Angeles public schools. Here's what it would do:
— with supporters hoping to build on the goodwill generated by teachers during their six-day strike in January.to hire more teachers, nurses, counselors and librarians.
If two-thirds of voters say yes, Measure EE would impose an annual tax of 16 cents per square foot of indoor space — excluding parking areas — on residential and commercial property. This parcel tax differs from other kinds of property taxes because it is not linked to the value of a property. It also differs from many other parcel taxes in that it is not a flat fee per parcel.
The fee per square foot does not apply to open land or to enclosed parking areas, such as home garages or parking structures, according to district officials.Many commercial property owners oppose the tax because it will be based on the size of their holdings. The L.A. Area Chamber of Commerce said the tax would place too heavy a burden for supporting schools on owners of multistory office buildings, large apartment complexes or shopping centers, among others.
So the money could go, for example, toward health benefits or pensions, commitments that the district must fund from somewhere and that threaten the long-term solvency of the school system. Without Measure EE, these obligations could pull money from classroom needs. Even with EE, additional funding is likely to be needed to prevent serious future cutbacks.Charter schools, which are publicly funded but privately managed, enroll close to 1 in 5 public school students within L.A.
State and federal sources add up to about $24,000 per student in New York City, which has the nation’s largest school district, and about $16,000 per student in Los Angeles.
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